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B15
employment
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 www.guardian.co.tt Guardian
If I'd heard it once from a job-seeker, I've
heard it a million times: "But I don't have a
network -- I don't know anyone!"
Now, every now and then you read about a
person who's been living like a hermit out in the
woods for years, but if you have not been
featured in one of those news stories, then you
do know people. You just don't think you do --
you don't think about the people you know. But
you know people -- it's almost impossible not to,
these days!
MAKE A LIST
My advice is to sit down with a pen and paper
and start writing down names. You know people
you used to work with, and you know people in
your neighborhood. You may know people at
your gym or your place of worship. You know
people through your family and through your
friends. Here are some other groups of people
you may have met, although these folks may not
be top-of-mind for you right now:
• People in your book club
• Your fellow college and high
school alums
• People you know from your
kids' or grandkids' or
niece/nephews' school
• People who attend
networking events with you
• People you've met at
Tupperware or other home-
shopping parties
• Your hiking, running,
climbing, cycling etc. friends
• Vendors you knew at your
last or your previous jobs
• Customers you worked with
at those past jobs
• People you perform with or
do art or crafts with
• Fellow dog, cat or other
animal people
I always challenge job-
seekers to list 100 names,
and almost all of them can
do it! We know more
people than we think we
do. That's one reason that
modern life is so
complicated -- we lack the
time to keep up with our
friends. But that's okay --
when you are job-
hunting, you have a
license from the job-
hunting gods to get in
touch with people you
haven't seen in ages. You
have to inquire ahout their
health and their families,
of course -- that's only
polite. You can also let
them know about your job
search.
Re-connecting
Provides Many
Benefits
You don't want to send
a resume to a person you
haven't seen in years. That
would be presumptuous,
because it signals "I'm
only contacting you
because I need your help."
Rather, send a quick email
or surface mail message to
inquire about what your
old colleague or friend has
been up to. In that same
message, you can say "I
was at XYZ Corp until last
month, and now I'm on
the job market." Invite a
response by adding "I'd
love to catch up by phone
or over coffee if you have
time."
As a job-seeker, you will
find that refreshing your
network and re-
connecting with old
associates is a very good
use of your time. It's
energizing to check in
with people who know
you outside of your
current job-search role
and who shared good
times with you on the job,
at the ice rink, or
anywhere else.